There is provided a mobile autonomous agricultural system comprising: a powered mobile unit for carrying agricultural equipment, and configured to move along rows of crops; at least one laser curtain sensor configured to project a laser curtain away from the mobile unit; a location module configured to monitor a location of the mobile unit relative to a row; a controller configured to control the travel of the mobile unit; a safety module configured to: receive a location signal from the location module related to the location of the mobile unit relative to a row, select a mode of operation to process the laser curtain in a predefined laser curtain pattern, based on the received location signal, each mode of operation corresponding to a different predefined laser curtain pattern, and to generate a safety output in response to determining that the laser curtain is interrupted within the laser curtain pattern.


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    Title :

    A MOBILE AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND METHOD


    Additional title:

    SYSTEME AGRICOLE AUTONOME MOBILE ET METHODE



    Publication date :

    2023-02-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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